Publishing Expo aiming for 10 per cent visitor rise

UBM Live’s Publishing Expo is aiming for nearly 4,500 visitors for its show next week.

The event, on 28 and 29 February at Earls Court 2 had 4,047 visitors last year, and UBM Live senior marketing executive Amanda Hecht told EN the show is aiming for a 10 per cent increase.

She also revealed the show’s new features. “A Publishers’ Networking Bar in the centre of the show will bring together publishing professionals from every area of publishing to share their experiences and future plans across digital, print and mobile,” she said.

Other features include The Publishers’ Hub providing independent, expert advice to help business growth, an Email Marketing Centre and a Cloud Computing Pavilion.

The show will have 84 exhibitors, up from 74 last year, across 1,200sqm.